Offers a conceptual framework for organizational development consultation, through a brief definition of the process, with attention given to the systems approach. The consultation process is described, and a brief statement about consulting in business and higher education settings is included. (Author/JEG)

Concepts and methods for analyzing the social system and recent advances in the technical functions of development are discussed. Four development functions are highlighted: management of the development process, formal analysis, strategy specification, and evaluation. (Author)

Cites a directory of consultants concerned with the design needs of handicapped people and lists the names and addresses given for Arizona. (CWM)

Two student services administrators present differing views on the role of consultation in the university community. These authors, speaking from one of the most inclusive levels of the university system, raise a number of issues concerning the pros and cons of intersystem consultation within the university. (Author)

While there has been much discussion of using interventions other than training, no one has addressed the problems of getting one or more of them implemented. This article examines the use of performance technology, focusing on internal and external consultants, interventions (team-building, policies and procedures, simultaneous, consecutive), and…

Discusses the client-consultant relationship from both sides. Argues that a consulting breakdown can be a chance for both the client and the consultant to grow through negotiation. Lists some basic guidelines for successful consulting relationships. (PEN)

Discusses individual thinking styles, their influence on problem solving techniques, and implications for trainers and consultants. A four-step thinking cycle is explained, five basic styles of individual thinking are defined, and examples are given using the field of human resources and development. (LRW)

Presents advice on how business communication consultants can best work with clients to meet communication and training challenges. Summarizes the views of four training professionals and managers on successful marketing strategies for business communication consultants. (MM)

A consulting teacher approach to educational programs for gifted students can offer enrichment opportunities to a broad range of the student population as it provides the alternative learning environments very able students need in order to fulfill their potential. (Author)

Offers guidelines for being a consultant to family businesses' chief executive officers (CEOs). The consultant can make it easier for these CEOs to step down and complete an often painful but unavoidable transition. (Author/JOW)

Offers a six-step process that can help a training department evolve from a reactive training factory into a proactive internal consulting practice through the use of performance technology principles. (Author/JOW)

Reflects on and evaluates the author's past year as a reading resource consultant in a program that has moved from a pullout reading program to a mainstreaming one. (SR)

Describes new Taoist model as alternative approach to conceptualizing consultation process and to formulating successful, isomorphic interventions constructed to facilitate four change processes. Presents model stressing importance of interrelationships between individuals and groups; integrating repulsion and assimilation forces; balancing human…

Literature in the counseling and psychotherapy fields relating multicultural issues to school-based consultation is reviewed. Ways in which culture may affect the consultant, consultee, and client are suggested. Research is needed relating multicultural issues to consultation; a conceptual framework related to the utility of multicultural issues…

The 18 firms listed in zip code order in this directory offer consulting services on employer-supported child care to employers and communities. Inclusion in the directory does not imply an endorsement from "Child Care Information Exchange." Examples of consultants listed include Bright Horizons Family Solutions, ChildrenFirst, and New Horizon…